Monday, July 22, 2013

When you change your motor oil, whether at Jiffy Lube or in
your garage, you have a choice between synthetic oil and conventional oil. Do
you know the difference? What blend is better for your vehicle? Does it really
matter? Continue reading to find out!

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

How many times have you seen advertisements blast “NEW AND
IMPROVED” in your face or a message similar to that letting you know “hey, this
stuff is better than the stuff we sold you last time!” Excuse me if I am a little jaded by all the
claims.

So when Conoco/Phillips 66/Kendall rolled out their “Liquid
Titanium” addition to their line of motor oils awhile back, I was a tad skeptical. I have heard a lot of stuff has titanium in
it, like golf clubs and such. You may
even remember from the movie Forrest Gump when Lt. Dan shows up at Forrest’s
wedding and he is standing up. Forrest
says “Lt. Dan, you got legs!”, to which Lt. Dan says “yeah, titanium alloy,
it’s the stuff they used on the space shuttle.”
So there you go. From Lt. Dan’s
legs (and the space shuttle!) straight to your motor oil. I was still not convinced.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Dirty oil does a poor job of lubricating and cleaning your
engine. This inefficiency makes your engine work a little harder, which also
hurts your miles per gallon. By changing your oil, you are making sure your
engine is running at optimal efficiency.

Friday, July 5, 2013

Motor oil is the life blood of your vehicle. Oil’s main job
is to lubricate and clean the moving parts of your engine. In other words, oil
keeps your vehicle running. It is also vital to change your motor oil often.
The general rule of thumb is that you should change your oil every 3 months or
every 3,000 miles, whichever comes first. However, this is not always the case.
Continue reading to find out why!

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

As of June 1 of this year we at Lubricar/Jiffy Lube have
changed our featured oils to Kendall products.
Keep in mind that Kendall is one of the brands owned by Phillips 66 and
has been around since 1881. One of the
reasons we went back to Phillips 66/Conoco/Kendall products that we used to
feature several years ago is because of their product lineup. In gasoline's and in motor oils we speak of
“good, better, best” or in

other words, having a product lineup that offers
choices in quality and pricing. Most oil
companies market a conventional oil with no synthetic properties, a synthetic
blend which combines synthetic oil with conventional oil and then a full
synthetic oil. Full synthetic is typically
going to be the best oil you can buy but also the priciest. Conventional oils are always the least
expensive.